El General

Joan Sebastian
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Se que quieren madrugarle

I know they want to catch a general off guard

A un general lastimado

To a wounded general

Nunca se olviden babosos

Never forget, fools

Que aun traigo el rifle cargado

That I still carry the loaded rifle

Así que sus resorteras

So aim your slingshots elsewhere

Apuntenlas pa otro lado

Point them in another direction


Si mi paloma alzo el vuelo

If my dove took flight

Fue por un mal entendido

It was due to a misunderstanding

Hoy que regreso, regresa

Today that I return, she returns

Hoy se regresa pa'l nido

Today she returns to the nest

Y en el nido sobran huevos

And in the nest, there are plenty of eggs

Perdonen lo presumido

Forgive my bragging


Soy general de hace un rato

I've been a general for a while

Soy padre de más de 5

I'm a father of more than 5

Como me traten les trato

How you treat me is how I treat you

Como la pinten la brinco

However you depict me, I'll jump

Soy general de hace un rato

I've been a general for a while

Y aunque ahora estoy lastimado

And even though I'm wounded now

Que nunca olvide la tropa

May the troop never forget

Que aun no me han sepultado

That they haven't buried me yet


Supe que un soldado raso

I heard a low-ranking soldier

Quiso ponerse mis botas

Wanted to step into my boots

Su intento hasta me dio risa

His attempt even made me laugh

Es fantasía de idiotas

It's a fantasy of idiots

El general calza grande

The general wears big shoes

Si de sus huellas lo notas

If you notice his footprints


Soy general de hace un rato

I've been a general for a while

Soy padre de más de 5

I'm a father of more than 5

Como me traten les trato

How you treat me is how I treat you

Como la pinten la brinco

However you depict me, I'll jump

Soy general de hace un rato

I've been a general for a while

Y aunque ahora estoy lastimado

And even though I'm wounded now

Que nunca olvide la tropa

May the troop never forget

Que aun no me han sepultado

That they haven't buried me yet

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Quito, Ecuador April 28, 2025
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